Resource Links

Holt Elements of Language and Elements of Literature online textbook

http://my.hrw.com/
*Note: You will need a username and password to access this site. Please see your English teacher for details.

TweenTribune

http://www.tweentribune.com/
*Note: You will need a username and password to access this site. Please see your English teacher for details.

Animoto

http://animoto.com/
*Note: You will need a username and password to access this site. Please see your English teacher for details.

Word Clouds

http://www.wordle.net/

Reference/Research

Dictionary:

http://dictionary.reference.com/
http://www.merriam-webster.com/
http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/dictionaryhome.aspx

Encyclopedia:

http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Main_Page

Library:

http://netlibrary.com/

Newspaper:

NY Times http://www.nytimes.com/
Free Lance Star http://www.fredericksburg.com/
Richmond Times Dispatch http://www2.timesdispatch.com/
Rappahannock Record http://www.rrecord.com/
Northern Neck News http://www.northernnecknews.com/news/index.asp

Museum:

http://www.si.edu/

Other:

http://www.pantheon.org/
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
What Kids Can Do http://www.whatkidscando.org/
ALA's Great Websites for Kids
http://www.ala.org/gwstemplate.cfm?section=greatwebsites&template=/cfapps/gws/default.cfm

SOL Practice

http://www.iq.poquoson.org/languagearts.htm
http://www.pearsonaccess.com/cs/Satellite?c=Page&childpagename=Virginia%2FvaPALPLayout&cid=1175826755281&pagename=vaPALPWrapper

Analogies

http://www.quia.com/pop/84864.html?AP_rand=1154634875
http://www.vocabulary.co.il/analogy_relationships/
http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/phonics/analogies/analogiesx.htm
http://www.vocabulary.co.il/analogies/middle-school/6th-8th-grade-analogy-types/
http://www.quia.com/rr/93836.html
http://www.quia.com/cb/7146.html?AP_rand=820263591&playHTML=1

Grammar

http://www.quia.com/custom/365main.html
http://www.funbrain.com/funbrain/grammar/
http://www.kwarp.com/portfolio/grammarninja.html
http://www.english-online.org.uk/games/gamezone2.htm
http://www.grammaropolis.com/
http://languagearts.pppst.com/sentencestructure.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/grammar/
http://englishplus.com/grammar/punccont.htm

Interactive Sentence Diagramming

http://www.wisc-online.com/objects/ViewObject.aspx?ID=WCN8207

Homophones

http://www.vocabulary.co.il/homophones/#high_school
http://www.ezschool.com/Games/Homophones.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/spelling/recognising/homophones/game.shtml

Critical Thinking (Logic)

http://www.logicmazes.com/
http://www.logicmazes.com/theseus.html
http://www.chesskids.com/
http://www.kidchess.com/puzzles/
http://puzzlemaker.discoveryeducation.com/

Figurative Language

http://www.sturgeon.k12.mo.us/elementary/numphrey/subjectpages/languagearts/figuresofspeech.html
http://www.funbrain.com/funbrain/idioms/
http://www.quia.com/hm/363539.html

Vocabulary

http://www.freerice.com/
http://www.sparknotes.com/testprep/books/newsat/powertactics/vocab/chapter2section4.rhtml

Spelling

http://myspellit.com/
http://www.wordcentral.com/